Sam Phillips

Biography

Sam Phillips is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Samsung Business, responsible for building security support services for Samsung customers and building out the information security program. Sam has extensive security industry experience in driving strategic business initiatives, educational development programs, and chairing or participating in large-scale projects focused on improving and implementing security at an industry level.

Prior to joining Samsung, Sam served as Chief Security Officer for Blackberry, where he developed one of the first integrated physical and logical corporate security programs as well as providing global security advisory services for Blackberry’s enterprise customers.

Prior to joining BlackBerry in 2009, Sam worked at Bank of America and The Boeing Company in various leadership and consulting roles focusing on IT Risk. As Senior Vice President of Information Security at Bank of America, Sam was responsible for enterprise security architecture, identity and access management, security policy and standards, compliance and assessments, product and infrastructure security, risk management, and security innovation.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Montana State University and a Master of Science degree in Information Systems Management from Seattle Pacific University. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a Certified Information Security Manager.

Sam participates in several professional organizations including: the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, ASIS, and ISACA. He also has served as an advisor to the College of Informatics at the University of North Carolina Charlotte and on the Georgia Institute of Technology Information Security Center (GTISC) industry advisory board. In his spare time Sam enjoys being out of doors kayaking, skiing, mountain biking, camping or backpacking.

Presentation Title

Presentation: Mobility and Security

Presentation Overview

Mobility has unique needs and requirements for security. This session will discuss what should be considered when implementing or rearchitecting mobility in an enterpise environment.